Chapter 188: Chapter 188: A Unique Cultivation Bottleneck, Mission Accomplished
Nighttime snacks!
A group of people gathered around this huge pile of delicacies, eating very happily.
Because there was simply too much food, Ye Feng decided to first save two-thirds of it.
As for the method of preservation, naturally, it was to throw it into the System Space.
Now, the table was laden with over a thousand pounds of food, not only being consumed by Ye Feng and his disciples, but also by the Mountain Guardian Spirit Beasts, such as the Iron Claw Dragon Eagle and Brother Flathead.
Even the hundreds of underlings of the Golden-Haired Little Squirrel were at this moment sharing a super-sized grilled fish weighing twenty-five pounds, crispy and delicious, making them savor its taste endlessly and no longer wishing for the sour pinecones.
“Sect Master Uncle, did you go to find Long Jiu these past few days?” Shi Lei, sitting next to Ye Feng, halfway through eating, suddenly remembered to ask this question.
“That’s a long story,” Ye Feng put down his chopsticks.
He didn’t start from the very beginning with Pangu creating the world, but highlighted the key points, starting from that night in Divine Wind City, when he took Long Tianxing to the valley outside the city to meet Long Jiu.
It included the promise with Long Jiu, Long Tianxing’s identity, his experience in the Three Thousand Realms, and the general incidents that happened later when encountering Ji Ziling.
The disciples listening to this narrative became increasingly astounded.
It turned out that the Dragonfolk Clan was guarding a medium-sized Cave Heaven World, which could be sold for an astronomical price, not to mention the thousands of small and medium-sized Cave Heaven Worlds inside, which were invaluable.
Of course, the most important were the internal resources.
“The Three Thousand Realms are vast, but after so many years of harvesting, at this stage, apart from the considerable value of Bizarre Spirit Fruits, I’m afraid there aren’t many secrets left,” Ye Feng took out a jar of fine wine.
This was the Bizarre Spirit Fruit medicinal wine given to him by Agudo before leaving the Dragonfolk Ancient Town.
Members of the Dragonfolk Clan could drink it to strengthen their dragon blood.
Ordinary people could drink it to strengthen the body and health.
For average cultivators like Shi Lei, drinking it could speed up their cultivation, making it a real treasure.
The disciples were drinking the medicinal wine, their gazes gradually turning towards Ji Ziling and Long Tianxing.
“Junior Brother Long, can you really transform into a dragon?” Huo Yunjie was very curious.
“Of course!”
Long Tianxing wiped his mouth, clenched his fists, and his body transformed amidst dazzling light into a humanoid creature with a dragon’s tail, covered in fine silver dragon scales, with sharp claws, looking very imposing.
“Invincible!”
The disciples couldn’t help but envy him.
Long Tianxing reverted to his normal state and said, “The Great Elder told me that I could evolve to the second stage, but it requires constant development of my potential. No matter how I try, I can’t seem to achieve it.”
Ye Feng patted Long Tianxing on the shoulder and said, “You’ve already done very well. The second stage isn’t so easily attainable. You should focus on cultivating for now, steadily accumulating your strength in order to further develop your potential.”
Then, Ye Feng turned to Ji Ziling and said, “I almost forgot to mention, Ziling has a Supreme Grade constitution, and her talent is not weaker than that of Sword Child Mu Ruxue from the Divine Wind Sword Sect.”
As soon as his voice fell, the whole room was shocked.
Mo Ying’s face hidden beneath the black veil was full of astonishment, but she quickly returned to her normal composure.
“Supreme Grade constitution!” Jia Yulan inhaled sharply.
“It seems she’s much more formidable than me!” Nanny Yan Ruyu bit her finger and said seriously.
Ji Ziling, faced with everyone’s envious glances, felt a bit of joy and shyly said, “It’s just a Supreme Grade, and besides, I haven’t started cultivating yet. I hope for everyone’s guidance in the future.”
“By the way, here is the first volume of the Basic Cultivation Technique “Five Qi Dynasty Yuan”. Ziling, you have already awakened the Spirit Eyes, so now you should try cultivating and see if you can enter the first level of Qi Refinement before sunrise.”
Ye Feng placed the Cultivation Technique in front of Ji Ziling.
“Okay, I will,” she replied.
Ji Ziling flipped open the Cultivation Technique.
She was very intelligent, and with her high-grade constitution, she encountered few problems. Moreover, she had many experienced sect members around her who occasionally helped clear up her doubts.
Soon, Ji Ziling sat cross-legged, her palms facing upwards towards the heavens.
As she focused on sensing the spiritual energy, nature’s spiritual energy around her was promptly drawn in at a fast pace.
“As expected of a Supreme Grade constitution, her cultivation speed is at least four times mine!” Shi Lei cried out in envy.
He was of a Lower Grade constitution, while Ji Ziling possessed a Supreme Grade one.
The disparity in the period is too great!
Not even half a cup of tea had passed before Ji Ziling saw a spiritual energy vortex gathering around her, giving the sensation of standing beside a blessed land of cave heaven.
“Is this what supreme talent looks like? When you’re near them, you can actually enjoy the miraculous effects of layered spiritual energy density. No wonder so many people like to be close to top geniuses!”
The disciples exclaimed in amazement.
It was then that Mo Ying finally spoke up, “This is just a supreme talent. If we’re talking about higher levels like divine or sacred talents, even if they don’t cultivate, spiritual energy would still rush towards them, forming a zone similar to a spirit vein around them. Hence, many retainers can always be found around these top geniuses.”
It was an eye-opener for everyone.
“Alright, that’s enough for the late-night snack, you all should also cultivate diligently.” Ye Feng picked up the last piece of braised pork, finished it, and then urged them.
The next morning.
Ji Ziling opened her eyes.
“So this is what cultivation feels like!”
She stood up, feeling as light as a sparrow and then noticed that her purple hair had grown longer, about to fall to the level of her calves.
“Does cultivation also promote hair growth?” mused Ji Ziling.
On the roof.
Ye Feng turned his head and saw that Ji Ziling had awakened. He opened the system panel, then jumped up in fright.
“You’ve already reached the third peak of the Qi Refining Realm!”
It was just one night!
“I’ve reached the third layer already… but I clearly felt I haven’t yet broken through the so-called cultivation bottleneck, and after several continuous impacts, I still wasn’t successful,” said Ji Ziling with a puzzled face, “so I thought I hadn’t even broken through the first level of Qi Refining.”
“You mean to say, you didn’t encounter any bottlenecks at the first and second layers?” Ye Feng sensed something was amiss and quickly asked the System, “How could this be?”
“Ding, after testing, Registered Disciple Ji Ziling has a special cultivation bottleneck. In the Qi Refining Realm, she will encounter it once every three layers, with an extremely difficult breakthrough, requiring the practice of an alternative cultivation technique to “Five Qi Dynasty Yuan” to break through the bottleneck,” the System provided an analysis result.
“Do we have similar cultivation techniques in the sect?” Ye Feng fell into thought.
“Ding, after testing, “Nine Revolutions Heavenly God Technique” is a suitable choice. Registered Disciple Ji Ziling can cultivate this technique synchronously, which can offset the bottleneck together with “Five Qi Dynasty Yuan”,” the System pointed out a clear path.
Hence, Ye Feng jumped down from the roof.
“Your case is special, it’s not enough to just cultivate “Five Qi Dynasty Yuan”, you must practice this technique as well,” Ye Feng handed the first volume of “Nine Revolutions Heavenly God Technique” to Ji Ziling.
“Is this an auxiliary cultivation method?”
“Consider it so.”
“Okay, thank you, Sect Leader.”
Ji Ziling moved to one side, opened the “Nine Revolutions Heavenly God Technique”, and began her cultivation.
Ye Feng was glad for the System’s prompt, otherwise Ji Ziling might be stuck at the third peak of the Qi Refining Realm for a long time.
As Ji Ziling continued her cultivation, Ye Feng selected a room in the newly built wooden tower by Shi Lei, designating it as Ji Ziling’s future bedroom.
“Ding, spiritual beast Xiao Bai has been promoted to High-rank Demon Soldier Level!”
At that moment, Ye Feng received a prompt from the System.
“Ding, spiritual beast Golden-furred Squirrel has been promoted to High-rank Demon Soldier Level.”
“Ding, Mountain Guardian Spirit Beast meets the conditions for breakthrough, receiving a Special Small Gift Pack×1.”
“Ding, the second phase task of the Sect Leader has been completed, processing task settlement!”
Before Ye Feng could react, several more prompts sounded.
Especially upon hearing the last one, Ye Feng’s eyes widened in surprise.
“According to the original plan, wasn’t it supposed to take half a month more to achieve a breakthrough? How did it come half the time earlier?”
At the edge of the cliff.
Ye Feng stood disheveled in the wind.